Allah says, some hypocrites give Allah their strongest oaths that if He
enriches them from His bounty, they will give away alms and be among the
righteous. However, they did not fulfill their vows or say the truth with their
words. The consequence of this action is that hypocrisy was placed in their
hearts until the Day they meet Allah the Exalted, on the Day of Resurrection. We
seek refuge with Allah from such an end. Allah said,
[بِمَآ أَخْلَفُواْ
اللَّهَ مَا وَعَدُوهُ]
(...because they broke that (covenant) with Allah which they had promised to
Him) He placed hypocrisy in their hearts because they broke their promise and
lied. In the Two Sahihs, it is recorded that the Messenger of Allah said,
«آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ
ثَلَاثٌ: إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ، وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ، وَإِذَا ائْتُمِنَ
خَان»
(There are three signs for a hypocrite: if he speaks, he lies; if he
promises, he breaks the promise; and if he is entrusted, he betrays the trust.)
Allah said,
[أَلَمْ يَعْلَمُواْ
أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَاهُمْ]
(Know they not that Allah knows their secret ideas, and their Najwa,) Allah
states that He knows the secret and what is more hidden than the secret. He has
full knowledge of what is in their hearts, even when they pretend that they will
give away alms, if they acquire wealth, and will be grateful to Allah for it.
Truly, Allah knows them better than they know themselves, for He is the
All-Knower of all unseen and apparent things, every secret, every session of
counsel, and all that is seen and hidden.
[الَّذِينَ
يَلْمِزُونَ الْمُطَّوِّعِينَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي الصَّدَقَـتِ وَالَّذِينَ
لاَ يَجِدُونَ إِلاَّ جُهْدَهُمْ فَيَسْخَرُونَ مِنْهُمْ سَخِرَ اللَّهُ مِنْهُمْ
وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ]
(79. Those who defame such of the believers who give charity voluntarily, and
such who could not find to give charity except what is available to them -- so
they mock at them (believers); Allah will throw back their mockery on them, and
they shall have a painful torment.)